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- Breed passion fruit and harvest fruits
- Prepare the seeds of the passion fruit for sowing
- Germination and growth of passion flowers
- The pollination of the flowers of passion flowers
- Tips & Tricks
Breed passion fruit and harvest fruits
Most varieties of passion fruit originally come from tropical regions in South America and Australia. However, under certain conditions, the plant can also produce ripe fruits here in Germany.
Prepare the seeds of the passion fruit for sowing
For the cultivation of the plants you can use special seeds from the garden trade. In this case, however, make sure that they are varieties with edible fruits or Passiflora cultivated purely for their flowers. You can harvest the purple seeds of passion fruit or the maracuja called yellow grenadilla from the market and use them for the cultivation of seedlings. However, you should first soak them in warm water so you can remove the pulp before sowing. This is the only way to prevent the mold from becoming moldy and to prepare it for any necessary drying and storage. If you want to sow the seeds later and plant pots in pots, you can store them dried in air-permeable paper bags for several months.
Germination and growth of passion flowers
Depending on their tropical origins, the seeds of the passion fruit require a germination temperature of about 20 degrees Celsius and a consistently high moisture content of the substrate. These conditions can be easily achieved with a room greenhouse on the windowsill. However, this should be ventilated regularly, so it does not come to a moisture accumulation and to the formation of mold. The seeds are only thinly covered with soil and should have germinated until about three weeks. Since only certain varieties can withstand temperatures below freezing for a short time, the season for passion flowers in the open air is limited to the period between spring and autumn. Over the winter you should overwinter the passion flower, usually cultivated as a potted plant, in a frost-free and bright place. The plant sometimes causes certain parts of plants to die off, but in spring it drives new and larger out of the rhizome.
The pollination of the flowers of passion flowers
Even with only one plant in the pot you can bring the passion flower to bloom and to a fruit and seed yield for further breeding. Use a brush to dust the pistils of the self-flowered flowers with some pollen from the anthers.
Tips & Tricks
Since the passion flower (Passiflora) originates from frost-free areas, its seeds can be reseeded from the ripe fruits directly and without waiting time.
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